Well, while GNOME 3.14 with the Classic extensions is not exactly what I would like to see, I see its rise and a great improvement over the last few years. So there's a possibility it could win back our hearts. On the other hand, GNOME is a solid project that has no 'childhood deceases' (except the UI), so I think GNOME 3 is a competitor. Just like the original MATE spin, GNOME spin will be focused on productivity, despite its target audience will differ I guess. MATE is still the main DE for Point Linux.

I am still not a big Gnome 3 supporter, in my eyes it still really s*cks. Tried the last Fedora (21) this week, but I do not understand why people like it at all, for me really not a good environment to work in. We will see, but I also see that MATE is getting more and more populair, becasue the work environment is still the best there is (for me ).But thank you for the explanation.

Other question, do you need more help or manpower? I see that the Point Linux G+ is not very active, maybe I can do some work for that?